Reber, Franz, Clarke, Joseph Thacher, d. 1920, tr · New York : Harper & Brothers · leaf 137
s, reliquaries, the covers of sacred books,chalices, etc., and also for objects of princely luxury. In point ofexecution, enamels of this kind were related both to the work ofgoldsmiths in relief and to miniature painting {Fig. 57). Threadsof gold filigree were soldered upon plates of gold or gilt,… … Fig- 57-—Byzantine En-amel from the Bind-ing of a Codex nowin the Library of S.Marco, Venice. RESTRICTIONS OF SCULPTURE. ■ IOI important specimen of cloisonne enamel is the Pala doro, on thehigh altar of the Church of St. Mark in Venice. This work, repre-senting a great number of figures, is…
Art, Medieval
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